How physicians approach advance care planning in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 541-544

  Cavalieri, Thomas A ^a,b   Latif, Walead ^a,b   Ciesielski, Janice ^a,b   Ciervo Jr , Carman A ^a,b   Forman, Lloyd J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Advance directives; Alzheimer's disease; End of life issues

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COUNSELING; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036796382     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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